Benoît Vandervelde
Europe Guide 2024
Band 4 : Banking & Finance
Band 4
About
Provided by Benoît Vandervelde
Career
Benoît specializes in banking and finance law as well as in regulatory insurance law. He mainly advises lenders and borrowers on financial transactions, including acquisition finance, syndicated loans, real estate finance, debt restructuring, etc.
Benoît also advises financial institutions (banks, investment funds, investment firms, insurance undertakings, pension funds, payment institutions) and public authorities, both in the performance of their day-to-day activities (securitization, capital market transactions, investment products, liability of financial institutions) and in their relationships with the regulatory authorities (licensing, prudential requirements, merger and acquisition).
He is regularly consulted by regulated entities on regulatory compliance matters. Benoît also developed an in-depth knowledge in advising insurance undertakings with their operations in Belgium in the context of Brexit.
Chambers Review
Europe
Benoît Vandervelde acts for corporate clients on a range of financing mandates including acquisition financing, credit facilities and project financing. He also advises banks as lenders on cross-border financings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Benoît Vandervelde is highly responsive, quick and sharp."
"He swiftly mobilises the necessary resources from within CMS with practical and commercial advice to address our concerns."
"Benoît Vandervelde is highly responsive, quick and sharp."
"He swiftly mobilises the necessary resources from within CMS with practical and commercial advice to address our concerns."